NWS Charleston WVTO.W 0027August 10, 2026
Tornado Warning: Gallia, Meigs and Vinton, OH
The National Weather Service office in Charleston issued a tornado warning for Gallia, Meigs and Vinton in Ohio, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on August 10. It was the 27th tornado warning the NWS office in Charleston issued in 2026. Ohio had 36 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 7 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Ohio's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 34 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Charleston WV
- Area
- Gallia, Meigs and Vinton
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:56 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KRLX TO.W 0027
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Ohio since 2008Every warning type in Ohio
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The notice as issued
TORRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a * Tornado Warning for... West central Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Northeastern Gallia County in southeastern Ohio... Southeastern Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 555 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 9 miles west of Rutland, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Meigs, northeastern Gallia and southeastern Vinton Counties, including the following locations... Salem Center, Wilkesville, and Dexter.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.